"Every movie series that begins in space must end in space." That was written by, uh, well me. But let's face it; if your monster comes from space, you surely have to realize that they're going to send them back after three entries, right? If it can happen to "Leprechaun" it can happen to the "Critters."
Actually overlapping with "Critters 3," Charlie the bounty hunter (Don Keith Opper yet again) places the final two Crite eggs in a retrieval pod. Managing to get himself stuck inside, Charlie is put into a state of hibernation until the year 2045. Now onboard a ship owned by the Terracor Company, Charlie and a small band of people must fend off a strain of fast-breeding Crites and make it off the ship before its reactor explodes.
Unlike the third film, this one at least has some recognizable faces. Brad Douriff would of course be a major player in "Lord of the Rings," but he also is the voice of Chucky in the "Childs Play" series. Angela Bassett would win an Academy Award for "What's Love Got to Do With It." Either way, you can't imagine why they're here in a direct-to-video sequel as bad as this.
Rupert Harvey, who produced both "Critters" and "Critters 3", finally gets to step behind the camera, but since no one has a clue what they're doing, it doesn't matter. The big twist at the end involving Ug (Terrance Man) makes absolutely no sense whatsoever and even after four movies, we still have no idea where these little monsters come from. Sure, they came from space, but are there a planet full of them? Are they mutants? Where exactly did they learn the word "bitchin'?"
A depressingly large segment of the movie is made up stock footage from "Android." Basically, if it occurs in outer space, they didn't make it for this movie. That wasn't enough as the final shot of the series is taken from "Critters 2." This is also the only movie in the series to try and play like a true horror movie, but with the most embarrassing soundtracks in the history of modern cinema, you hardly feel the threat.
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